Nourishing
Nourishing
malted drink
coffee
• 150mls milk
• 150mls milk
• 1 heaped tablespoon
• 1 heaped tablespoon milk
milk powder
powder
• 3 teaspoons of malted
• 1 teaspoon coffee powder
drink powder
• 2 tablespoons of cream
(e.g. Ovaltine or Horlicks) • Calories per serving: 350
• 2 tablespoons of cream
• Calories per serving: 450
Nourishing Cup-a-Soup
•
200mls milk
• 1 heaped tablespoon milk powder
• 1 packet of Cup-a-Soup
• Calories per serving: 300
Nourishing liqueur drink
• 125mls milk
• 1 heaped tablespoon milk powder
• 2 tablespoons of cream
• 4 tablespoons cream liqueur (e.g. Baileys)
• Calories per serving: 500
Nourishing hot chocolate
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150mls milk
1 heaped tablespoon milk powder
3 teaspoons of hot chocolate
powder
2 tablespoons cream
Calories per serving: 450
Further tips for adding extra calories
• Add a measure (25mls) of sherry, brandy, or liqueur
to hot drinks (extra 55 calories)
• Add 1 tablespoon double cream (extra 135 calories)
• Add 1 scoop of vanilla ice cream to cold drinks
(extra 115 calories)
• Build Up or Complan are also useful options as high
calorie nourishing drinks
• If you find recipes too creamy replace 1 tablespoon
cream with 4 tablespoon full cream milk, this will
reduce the calories by 100
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and other languages. Please telephone 01388 455712 (South Durham) or
0191 333 2568 (North Durham).
Published: February 2008
County Durham Primary Care Trust
Darlington Primary Care Trust
To help prevent weight loss it is important to have
TWO nourishing drinks each day from this leaflet.
Each drink (200mls) contains at least 300 calories and
10g protein, which is similar to the prescribable
nutritional drinks, such as Fortisip, Ensure Plus,
Complan Shake.
Tips for
nourishing drinks:
•
Always use full cream
milk.
•
Always use double or
whipping cream not
single cream.
•
Mix milk powder to a
runny paste with milk
or cream to help it
mix well.
•
Information for
diabetics:
Milkshake recipe use
sugar free crusha syrup
/milkshake syrup.
Hot chocolate recipe
use “Highlights” or
“Options”.
Focus on Food
milkshake
200mls milk
2 heaped tablespoons
milk powder
• Milkshake syrup or
powder to taste
• Calories per
serving: 300
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Yoghurt
drink
150mls milk
1 heaped tablespoon
milk powder
• 1 pot (150g) thick and
creamy yoghurt
• Calories per
serving: 300
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Pineapple or banana yoghurt drink
300mls milk
1 heaped tablespoon milk powder
• 1 pot (150g) thick and creamy yoghurt
• 3 pineapple rings or 1 ripe banana
• Liquidise all the ingredients for 15 seconds.
Serve chilled
• Calories per serving: 300 pineapple, 300 banana
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focus on
Adapting meals to
to prevent
prevent weight
weightloss
loss